Privatizing the GED

http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/28_03/28_03_levgarbuwa.shtml 

My friend Lee wrote this article that was recently published in Rethinking Schools! He teaches adult GED classes in Oakland, CA. In this piece Lee spells out exactly who the privatization of this test is going to disproportionally hurt, poor communities of color and incarcerated or formally incarcerated populations. This is primarily due to the jump in price of the test from $50 to $120 per test taker and the fact that the new test will need to be taken on a computer that many adult education facilities do not already have. This is yet another example of the testing market serving as an extreme barrier to many as opposed to a gateway to further education.